Audi has signed reigning Formula Regional European champion Freddie Slater as its Driver Development Programme’s first member.Audi has taken over the Sauber Formula 1 outfit after completing its acquisition in 2024 and announced on Friday it was launching its own academy, managed by former F1 driver and three-time Le Mans Read more
Caution is always required when analysing Formula 1 launches – especially with the introduction of new regulations. A few years ago, Red Bull played games with its sidepod inlets by showing different designs at the launch in Milton Keynes and on renders. During the subsequent test days in Bahrain, the Read more
The human brain is hard-wired to greet changes and unexpected circumstances with a stress response: the amygdalae, biochemical arbiters of the fight-or-flight instinct, flag the change as a threat.This is just one deep seated explanation for the orgy of negativity that has surrounded the 2026 Formula 1 regulations and their Read more
As Flavio Briatore said at Alpine’s 2026 launch in Barcelona, his team has no more excuses. But rather than dreading the added pressure, a character-building 2025 has meant the team has been counting the days until it could finally show what it can do.It was hard not to notice Alpine Read more
Haas has become the latest team to shake down its 2026 Formula 1 car, as the grid makes their final preparations for the first official test under the new regulations.F1 sophomore Oliver Bearman turned the first laps in the Haas VF-26 at Ferrari’sFiorano circuit on Saturday, running Pirelli’s special demonstration Read more
Flavio Briatore has said Christian Horner is one of the interested parties in buying Otro Capital’s stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team.Since being sacked as Red Bull F1 team boss last July, Horner’s future has been the subject of numerous rumours and he has been linked to several teams.Horner Read more
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has urged Formula 1 to keep up its push to communicate the nuts and bolts of the 2026 regulations to the fans due to how different the racing is set to look.The forthcoming campaign will introduce what’s arguably the biggest rule change in F1 history: Read more
This week we have a special episode with two conversations from the Autosport Business Exchange in London.ABX is a gathering of leaders from across motorsport, exploring relevant themes. It takes place in London, Monaco and New York every year.As we head into a new season with so much renewal and Read more
In the same week it confirmed a five-year plan to win the world championship by 2030, Audi has announced a driver development programme which will scout and nurture young talent from karting through the single-seater ladder, and perhaps ultimately to Formula 1.The move places Audi in the mainstream of F1 Read more
Williams will not take part in next week’s Formula 1 pre-season test at Barcelona, the team has revealed.F1 will reconvene next week at the Catalan track as the world championship’s new era begins, with overhauled technical regulations featuring active aerodynamics and a near-50:50 split between combustion and electric power.F1 squads Read more